Goa-bean vs White-tipped Swift

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Aeronautes
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia